1. Book Review Rubric
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Super Job
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Very Good
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Needs Work
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Title & Author
Includes the Title AND
Author
Includes the Title OR
the Author, but not
both
Doesn’t include the
Title or the Author
Grabber
Includes a Grabber
that makes you want
to read the book.
An ordinary beginning
(like, "This book is
about … ")
A confusing beginning
sentence
Describes Main
Characters
Uses details to
describe the main
characters
Tells about the main
characters, but doesn’t
use details
Doesn’t tell about the
main characters
Describes Story Tells the main ideas
and explains them in
detail
Tells some things that
happen in the story,
but it’s hard to
Doesn’t tell what
happens in the story

2. understand what came
first
Gives a Personal
Response (feeling)
Gives a personal
response to the story
with example and
reasons
Gives a personal
response to the story
No personal response
to the story
Opinion/
Recommendation
Gives a
recommendation and
opinions
Gives a
recommendation but
no opinions about the
story
No recommendation or
opinions about the
story